Goldberg was born in a Jewish family[1] in Chicago, Illinois, on October 2, 1967 and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He had planned to attend law school but instead joined Capitol Records, where he served as director of marketing strategy and new business development.

[9] On May 1, 2015, Goldberg died suddenly while vacationing with Sandberg at a private beach-front villa near the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Punta Mita, Mexico; he was pronounced dead at a hospital in Nuevo Vallarta.

Goldberg's death was initially attributed to falling off a treadmill while exercising at a gym and suffering head trauma and blood loss.

"One of the truly great people on the planet, Dave was of almost unimaginably remarkable character," said Dick Costolo, Twitter's chief executive.

The 90-minute service was attended by many members of what Fortune described as "the elite of Silicon Valley," as well as U2 frontman Bono, who performed his song "One," and actor Ben Affleck.